May 26, 1945 – The Efforts To Wage Peace – San Francisco Conference
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May 23, 1945 – In The Middle Of Festivities, Resignation – Churchill To Step Down.
– NBC News Of The World – May 23, 1945 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – News for this May 23rd 1945 had much to do with the abrupt resignation of Prime Minister Winston Churchill and the call for Parliamentary elections to take place in July. It was speculated Churchill
Summer 1967 – You’re Dial Hopping And It’s A Toss Between Humble Harve And B. Mitchel Reed – Weekend Pop Chronicles
Become a Patron! Summer 1967 – KFWB – B. Mitchel Reed – KHJ – Humble Harve – KHJ – The Real Don Steele – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Summer 1967 – AM radio still reigns supreme. But the songs are suddenly longer, and edgier. No way of getting around
May 16, 1938 – “Prague Calling . . . .” – Dark Clouds Gathering.
– May 16, 1938 – Radio Prague News – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – May 16, 1938 – It didn’t seem so ominous at the time, but news from Prague over the situation in Czechoslovakia was becoming one of concern throughout Europe. The issue of lands under Czech control which
Charles Munch And The French National Orchestra Premier An Honegger Symphony – 1951 – Past Daily Weekend Gramophone
Charles Munch, cond. The French National Orchestra – Honegger: Symphony Number 5 (World Premier) – March 9, 1951 – ORTF – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – A few years ago I ran a rehearsal with Charles Munch and The Boston Symphony, preparing for the American Premier of the Symphony Number
May 12, 1945 – The Morning After – The UN Conference Meets For The First Time.
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Lev Oborin With Alois Klima And The Czech Radio Symphony – Prague Spring Festival 1961 – Past Daily Mid-Week Concert
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Annexation Of Austria – 1938 – When Your Neighbor Makes Unwanted Advances – Past Daily Reference Room
March 25, 1938 – H.W. van Loon Commentary on the German Annexation of Austria – NBC – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – With the latest series of events taking place in Eastern Europe and another land-grab masquerading as a rightful claim to territory, there’s a history – and it goes
May 10, 1975 – South Vietnam – Cambodia – That Was The Week That Was –
Further evidence May, historically, has been anything but a dull month. Take for example this past week in 1975. News for the week ending May 11, 1975 was about upheaval, reprisal and fear for the future. With the collapse of South Vietnam, the exodus of refugees to America continued. The
The Compinsky Trio Play Music Of Wallingford Riegger – 1946 – Past Daily Weekend Gramophone
– The Compinsky Trio – Riegger: Piano Trio in B minor – Aug. 18, 1946 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Some out-of-the-way Americana tonight. Wallingford Riegger is a name familiar to music specialists, but not so much to most audiences, particularly American audiences. Seldom performed these days, he was